Here we are comparing EX-100 and XZ-2 iHS, two Compact cameras from Casio and Olympus. Casio Exilim EX-100 is a Small Sensor Superzoom class camera and Olympus XZ-2 iHS is a Small Sensor Compact class camera.
Casio EX-100 was introduced to the market in February 2014 and Olympus XZ-2 iHS was launched in December 2012. There is 14 months difference between EX-100 and XZ-2 iHS so we don't expect to see a huge technology difference between these two cameras but it would still give an advantage to younger EX-100, especially in sensor tech.
This will be an interesting match up as even though these two cameras doesn't have the exact same body type, they are both ranked amongst Top 10 cameras in their classes. Casio EX-100 is ranked
#5 out of 245 Small Sensor Superzoom cameras with an overall score of 59 whereas Olympus XZ-2 iHS is ranked
#4 out of 262 Small Sensor Compact cameras with an overall score of 59.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Casio EX-100 and Olympus XZ-2 iHS before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Casio EX-100 and Olympus XZ-2 iHS compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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